The Head of AI is the management owner of the AI management system (AMS). Role 1.1 Directs: it sets purpose, residual-risk appetite and the resource envelope, and keeps the reserved decisions. This role runs the AMS inside that direction. It is the most senior manager below Top Management for the AMS. It manages the technical roles that report to it and does not usually perform their day-to-day tasks. Legal, business and other non-technical roles do not report through this role. It owns EST01, approves budgets within the envelope, approves who holds each role, approves new AI projects and portfolio intake, approves the accountability matrix that Role 21.1 maintains, reviews the work Role 1.3 performs, and is the first recipient of escalations. Role 21.1 runs the governance office, the accountability matrix and the governance reviews for this role. Role 1.3 keeps the QMS as the control layer of the AMS. Role 1.2 owns the obligation map and the readiness recommendation. Role 10.1 gives independent assurance. This role does not accept residual risk at or above the DIR03 threshold, set appetite, sign reserved decisions, or mark its own AMS as assured.

Standing duties

• Own EST01 as management owner: AMS scope, structure, processes, roles, policies and improvement (EN 18286 4.1, 4.3, 5.3).
• Approve AI budgets and resource allocation within the envelope set by Role 1.1 in DIR04 (EN 18286 7.1).
• Approve staff appointments: who holds each DAEIOR role, deputies for control roles and key personnel (EN 18286 5.3, 7.2). Approve the accountability matrix that Role 21.1 maintains (EN 18286 5.3.1, 5.3.2); Role 1.1 stays Accountable.
• Approve new AI projects and portfolio intake proposed by Role 19.1 and Role 14.1, within DIR02 direction.
• Receive escalations first (ACT02, ACT03, critical gaps), decide those inside delegated limits, and pass to Role 1.1 the same day, unfiltered, anything beyond those limits or reserved to Role 1.1. Appetite breaches, incidents at or above the DIR03 threshold and decisions on notifying an authority go to Role 1.1 at the same time as to this role.
• Review (V) the practices Role 1.3 performs in EST07 and EST11, so that Role 1.3 does not review its own work (EN 18286 5.3; 10.1).

Accountable to: Role 1.1 Senior Management / Top Management

Primary domain: Establish (EST01 owner and approver); approvals in EST04–EST07, ACT01 and IMP01; reviewer of Role 1.3 work in EST07 and EST11; first escalation point in Act. Manages technical reporting roles; does not usually perform daily technical tasks.

Linked EN 18286 clauses: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.3.2, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 7.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.2.1, 7.3.2.2, 7.3.2.3, 7.4, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 8.1.5, 8.2, 8.3.1.1, 8.3.1.2, 8.3.2.2, 8.3.2.3, 8.3.2.4, 8.4.2, 8.4.3.1, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9.2, 8.9.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3.1, 9.3.2, 9.3.3, 9.3.4, 9.3.5, 9.4, 9.5.1, 9.5.2, 9.5.3, 9.5.4, 9.6.1, 9.6.2.1, 9.6.2.2, 9.7.1, 9.7.2.1, 9.7.2.2, 9.7.3, 10.1.1, 10.1.1.2, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3

Format: 3 hours of training, EUR 200.